Mammalia - Cetacea - Squaloziphiidae
Full reference: C. Muizon. 1990. A new Ziphiidae (Cetacea) from the Early Miocene of Washington State (USA) and phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of odontocetes. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 4e Serie. Section C. Sciences de la Terre. Paleontologie, Geologie, Mineralogie 12(3-4):279-326
Belongs to Squaloziphius according to O. Lambert et al. 2019
See also Geisler et al. 2011, Ichishima and Sawamura 2006, Muizon 1990 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 181528, a partial skull (skull lacking rostrum and ear bones). Its type locality is Slip Point Lighthouse, which is in an Aquitanian marine shale/sandstone in the Clallam Formation of Washington.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Slip Point Lighthouse
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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